HOLIDAY REMINDERS
INDEPENDENCE DAY & LABOR DAY
As the summer holidays approach, everyone should familiarize themselves with Article 5 (page 17) of your Union contract.
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ARTICLE 5 - HOLIDAYS & PERSONAL DAYS
Section 1:

Nurses shall be entitled to the following paid holidays each year: New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King’s Birthday or President’s Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. In addition, each nurse shall be entitled to one (1) additional holiday each year to be taken during the period of seven (7) working days before Christmas up to and including three (3) working days after New Year’s Day. The float day range may be extended to December 1st through January 31st, if mutually agreeable between Supervisor and Nurse. The determination of which day is to be taken as the holiday shall be made by the Manager based on the expressed preference of each Nurse and seniority. Scheduling of holiday time for home care shall be in accordance with the quarterly holiday request procedure in Article 2, Section 6B. Holiday time for hospice nurses shall be scheduled annually.

Nurses shall be entitled to one additional float holiday which shall be scheduled in accordance with the quarterly holiday request procedure in Article 2, Section 6B.
Section 2:

When a holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed the following Monday. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, it is observed on the preceding Friday. When a holiday occurs during a vacation period, an additional day of vacation will be granted.

When Christmas Day and/or New Year’s Day falls on either a Saturday or Sunday, any nurse who works on the actual holiday will receive holiday pay plus the day (holiday) back.

For Baylor staff nurses (Article 28, Work Schedule Option Nos. 6 and 7) who work on a Christmas Day, Fourth of July, and New Year’s Day that fall on either a Saturday or Sunday, such holidays worked will count toward the Baylor nurse’s holiday work commitment for the applicable year.
For questions or concerns, please contact a
Local Officer or your JNESO Labor Reps:
Meredith Larson: [email protected] (800) 292-0542 x115
Victoria Pacheco: [email protected] (800) 292-0542 x128